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enFloodwaters causing new Gulf of Mexico dead zone off Texashttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-06-12/floodwaters-causing-new-gulf-mexico-dead-zone-texas
<p>HOUSTON — The heavy rains that caused major flooding along several Texas rivers over the past several weeks are fueling the creation of a new “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico and soon could lead to significant problems for marine life and commercial fishing, a Texas A&amp;M University oceanographer said Thursday.</p>
<p>“Dead zones” are formed when freshwater empties into the salty waters of the Gulf, causing oxygen levels to drop and depriving marine life of oxygen.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-06-12/floodwaters-causing-new-gulf-mexico-dead-zone-texas" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2015-06-12/floodwaters-causing-new-gulf-mexico-dead-zone-texas#commentsTexasMichael GraczykAquatic ecologyBrazosChemical oceanographyColoradoDead zoneDisasterDisasterFish killFisheriesGeography of TexasGeography of the United StatesGulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoHoustonHypoxiaLouisianaMajorMississippiMississippi RiverNatural DisasteroceanographerPerson CareerQuotationscientistSteve DiMarcoTechnologyTechnologyTexasTexas A&M UniversityTrinityWaterWater pollutionFri, 12 Jun 2015 05:20:53 +0000Michael Graczyk222563 at http://lubbockonline.comMississippi River traffic limited after ship hits 2 vessels NEW http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-07/mississippi-river-traffic-limited-after-ship-hits-2-vessels-new
<p>ORLEANS (AP) — A three-mile stretch of the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge is limited to one-way traffic upriver, a day after a ship broke free of its mooring and hit two other vessels, the U.S. Coast Guard said.</p>
<p>Petty Officer Carlos Vega said the one-way traffic would continue until the three vessel involved in Monday's collision are inspected.</p>
<p>The Coast Guard had closed several miles of river near Convent on Monday after the Privocean — a 751-foot bulk carrier — broke free, drifted and struck a 98-foot towing vessel, the Texas.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-07/mississippi-river-traffic-limited-after-ship-hits-2-vessels-new" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-04-07/mississippi-river-traffic-limited-after-ship-hits-2-vessels-new#commentsFiled onlineBaton RougeCarlos VegaGeography of the United StatesguardLubbock Avalanche-JournalMan Made DisasterMississippiMississippi basinMississippi RiverNew OrleansNew OrleansOfficerPerson CareerQuotationTexasUnited StatesTue, 07 Apr 2015 14:56:55 +0000Staff215268 at http://lubbockonline.comOil spill closes part of Mississippi Riverhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-02-23/oil-spill-closes-part-mississippi-river
<p>NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard says a 65-mile stretch of the Mississippi River is closed until further notice while crews clean up oil from a barge that hit a towboat between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-02-23/oil-spill-closes-part-mississippi-river" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-02-23/oil-spill-closes-part-mississippi-river#commentsFiled onlineBargeBaton RougeBill ColcloughDisasterDisasterGeography of the United StatesguardMan Made DisasterMississippiMississippi RiverNew OrleansNew OrleansOfficeroilPerson CareerShippingTowboatUnited StatesSun, 23 Feb 2014 23:18:48 +0000Staff165684 at http://lubbockonline.comRising Mississippi River threatening townshttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2013-06-05/rising-mississippi-river-threatening-towns
<p>ST. LOUIS — Mississippi River communities scrambling Tuesday to fend off the rain-engorged waterway got discouraging news: More rains looming across much of the nation’s midsection threatened to slow the potential retreat of the renegade river.</p>
<p>Such an outlook may not be welcomed in the northeast Missouri town of West Alton, where a makeshift levee’s breach Monday fanned worries that the 570-resident town — which was mostly swept away by a flood in 1993 — would be inundated again. </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2013-06-05/rising-mississippi-river-threatening-towns" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2013-06-05/rising-mississippi-river-threatening-towns#commentsNational NewsBY JIM SUHRAltonAlton, IllinoischiefClark BridgeDutchtownDutchtownEntertainmentEntertainmentGeography of the United StateshydrologistMark FuchsMinnesotaMississippiMississippi RiverMississippi River floodsMissouriMissouri RiverNatural Disasternortheast MissouriPerson CareerQuotationRick PenderSt. LouisSt. Louis, MissouriThe Associated PressWed, 05 Jun 2013 05:25:06 +0000BY JIM SUHR137224 at http://lubbockonline.comAcross the nationhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2013-01-29/across-nation
<p>Across The Nation </p>
<p><strong>VICKSBURG, Miss.</strong></p>
<p>Experts say the stretch of Mississippi River where vessel traffic was halted after a barge hit a railroad bridge on Sunday is one of the most dangerous along the 2,500-mile-long river.</p>
<p>Late Monday, cleanup crews were skimming oily water near Vicksburg, a day after a barge struck a bridge, rupturing a compartment holding 80,000 gallons of oil.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2013-01-29/across-nation" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2013-01-29/across-nation#commentsNational NewsBarack ObamaBargeBorders of the United StatesBusinessBusinessCaliforniaCongressEntertainmentEntertainmentEurekaGeography of the United StatesHuman InterestHuman InterestLubbock Avalanche-JournalMississippiMississippi RiverNorthern CaliforniaoilPerson AttributesPerson CareerQuotationShelter CoveShippingSusan ArcherTaye DiggsToilet paperUnited StatesTue, 29 Jan 2013 06:08:56 +0000Staff122862 at http://lubbockonline.comBarge with 80K gallons oil hits railroad bridge in Mississippi, leaks into riverhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-01-28/barge-80k-gallons-oil-hits-railroad-bridge-mississippi-leaks-river
<p>A barge laden with 80,000 gallons of oil struck a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Miss., over the weekend, spilling light crude into the Mississippi River and closing the waterway for miles each way, the Coast Guard said. A second barge was damaged.</p>
<p>Although an oily sheen was reported up to three miles downriver from Vicksburg, investigators were uncertain how much of the oil had spilled when the bridge was hit early Sunday, Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Ryan Gomez said.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-01-28/barge-80k-gallons-oil-hits-railroad-bridge-mississippi-leaks-river" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-01-28/barge-80k-gallons-oil-hits-railroad-bridge-mississippi-leaks-river#commentsFiled onlineJANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated PressBargeBorders of the United StatesCompany LocationDisasterDisasterGeography of the United StatesguardGulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoMan Made DisasterMemphisMississippiMississippi basinMississippi RiveroilPerson CareerPerson LocationQuotationRyan GomezspokesmanTechnologyTechnologyTennesseeUnited StatesUnited StatesVicksburgMon, 28 Jan 2013 12:39:59 +0000JANET McCONNAUGHEY122787 at http://lubbockonline.comMississippi author Ellen Douglas dies at 91 http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-07/mississippi-author-ellen-douglas-dies-91
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — Ellen Douglas, a Mississippi native whose novel "Apostles of Light" was a 1973 National Book Award nominee, died Wednesday in Jackson. She was 91.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-07/mississippi-author-ellen-douglas-dies-91" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-07/mississippi-author-ellen-douglas-dies-91#commentsFiled onlineEMILY WAGSTER PETTUSAlexandriaArkansasauthorCynthia ShearerdirectorEllen DouglasEllen DouglasGeography of the United StatesGreenvilleguardHomochittoHuman InterestHuman InterestJacksonJosephine Ayres HaxtonLarry BrownMississippiMississippiMississippi RiverNatchezNatchez, MississippiOxfordPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson CommunicationPerson EducationPerson LocationQuotationSteve HollandThe Associated PressUnited StatesUniversity of MississippiUniversity of MississippiUniversity of MississippiWilliam FaulknerWilliam FaulknerThu, 08 Nov 2012 05:40:55 +0000EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS112854 at http://lubbockonline.comNo water, no power means days of misery predicted for Louisiana residentshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-31/no-water-no-power-means-days-misery-predicted-louisiana-residents
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Isaac crawled into the nation’s midsection early today, leaving a soggy mess in Louisiana. Neighborhoods were underwater, and many homes that stayed dry didn’t have lights, air conditioning or clean water.</p>
<p>It will be a few days before the soupy brown water recedes and people forced out of flooded neighborhoods can return home.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-31/no-water-no-power-means-days-misery-predicted-louisiana-residents" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-31/no-water-no-power-means-days-misery-predicted-louisiana-residents#commentsFiled onlineNational NewsCAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMANArkansasDamDonnie HodgesfoodGeography of the United StatesGreater New OrleansLake Tangipahoa damLouisianaLouisianaLucien ChopinMajorMarguerite BoudreauxMississippiMississippi RiverNatural DisasterNew OrleansNew OrleansPerson AttributesPoldersQuotationRhyn PateUnited StatesFri, 31 Aug 2012 13:08:16 +0000CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN103608 at http://lubbockonline.comU.S. Coast Guard: 11-mile stretch of Mississippi River closed due to low water levelshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-20/us-coast-guard-11-mile-stretch-mississippi-river-closed-due-low-water-levels
<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nearly 100 boats and barges were waiting for passage Monday along an 11-mile stretch of the Mississippi River that has been closed due to low water levels, the U.S. Coast Guard said.</p>
<p>New Orleans-based Coast Guard spokesman Ryan Tippets said the stretch of river near Greenville, Miss., has been closed intermittently since Aug. 11, when a vessel ran aground.</p>
<p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-20/us-coast-guard-11-mile-stretch-mississippi-river-closed-due-low-water-levels" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-20/us-coast-guard-11-mile-stretch-mississippi-river-closed-due-low-water-levels#commentsFiled onlineADRIAN SAINZAssociated PressChannelDredgingFrank SegreeGreenvilleguardIllinoisLouisianaMemphisMemphis, TennesseeMississippiMississippi basinMississippi RiverNatural DisasterNew OrleansPerson CareerQuotationRyan TippetsspokesmanTennesseeUnited StatesWarWarTue, 21 Aug 2012 03:13:50 +0000ADRIAN SAINZ102026 at http://lubbockonline.comShipwreck to be freeze-dried, rebuilthttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2012-08-16/shipwreck-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt
<p>BRYAN — More than three centuries ago, a French explorer’s ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico, taking with it France’s hopes of colonizing a vast piece of the New World — modern-day Texas.</p>
<p>Like La Salle in 1685, researchers at Texas A&amp;M are in uncharted waters as they try to reconstruct his vessel with a gigantic freeze-dryer, the first undertaking of its size.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2012-08-16/shipwreck-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2012-08-16/shipwreck-be-freeze-dried-rebuilt#commentsTexasMichael GraczykAustinBob Bullock Texas State History MuseumBryanBryan Air Force basechemicalCOLLEGE STATIONConfederate States of AmericaCorpus Christi DayFrench TexasGeography of North AmericaGulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoJim BrusethLa BelleMaritime archaeologyMississippiMississippiMississippi RiverNatural DisasterPeter FixQuotationRene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La SalleRené-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleShipSouthern United StatesStates of the United StatesTechnologyTechnologyTexasTexasTexas A&MThu, 16 Aug 2012 05:23:11 +0000Michael Graczyk101400 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas A&M researchers to freeze dry, rebuild 17th century shipwreckhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-15/texas-am-researchers-freeze-dry-rebuild-17th-century-shipwreck
<p>BRYAN, Texas — More than three centuries ago, a French explorer’s ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico, taking with it France’s hopes of colonizing a vast piece of the New World — modern-day Texas.</p>
<p>Like La Salle in 1685, researchers at Texas A&amp;M University are in uncharted waters as they try to reconstruct his vessel with a gigantic freeze-dryer, the first undertaking of its size.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-15/texas-am-researchers-freeze-dry-rebuild-17th-century-shipwreck" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-08-15/texas-am-researchers-freeze-dry-rebuild-17th-century-shipwreck#commentsFiled onlineTexasMichael GraczykAustinBob Bullock Texas State History MuseumBryanBryan Air Force baseCOLLEGE STATIONCorpus Christi DayFreeze dryingFrench TexasGulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoJim BrusethLa BelleMaritime archaeologyMississippiMississippiMississippi RiverNatural DisasterPeter FixQuotationRene-Robert Cavelier Sieur de La SalleRené-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La SalleShipStates of the United StatesTechnologyTechnologyTexasTexasTexas A&M UniversityWed, 15 Aug 2012 11:42:50 +0000Michael Graczyk101286 at http://lubbockonline.comArtists community grows in Mark Twain's hometown http://lubbockonline.com/tips/2012-06-08/artists-community-grows-mark-twains-hometown
<p>HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) — Nancy Lee Kaufman was prominent in the arts scene in chic Santa Fe, N.M., and later made her woven art along the ocean near San Diego. So how did she end up living in a previously condemned house near the railroad tracks in small-town Missouri? The short answer: By choice.</p>
<p> </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/tips/2012-06-08/artists-community-grows-mark-twains-hometown" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/tips/2012-06-08/artists-community-grows-mark-twains-hometown#commentsJIM SALTERartistBusinessBusinessClarksvilledirectordirector of the Hannibal Convention and Visitors BureauFamily RelationGail BryantHannibalHannibalHannibal micropolitan areaHannibal, MissouriHuman InterestHuman InterestJoachim KnillKansas City, MissouriLouisianaMarion County, MissouriMark TwainMelissa DominiakMichael ColeMississippiMississippi RiverMissouriNancy Lee KaufmanNew MexicoPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson RelationPerson TravelPlaza Art FairQuotationRalls County, MissouriSAN DIEGOSanta FeSanta Fe, New MexicoSteve AyersFri, 08 Jun 2012 23:29:11 +0000JIM SALTER91742 at http://lubbockonline.comChanges after 1993 floods being tested in Missourihttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2011-06-07/changes-after-1993-floods-being-tested-missouri
<p>ST. LOUIS - When the Missouri River leaped out of its banks in 1993, the floodwaters were merciless, damaging nearly every levee along the swollen channel in its namesake state and inundating thousands of homes, farms and businesses.</p>
<p>But the disaster also prompted a massive effort to rebuild floodwalls and relocate houses to higher ground.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2011-06-07/changes-after-1993-floods-being-tested-missouri" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2011-06-07/changes-after-1993-floods-being-tested-missouri#commentsNational NewsA leveeCedar Rapids, IowaChesterfield leveeFlood wallGeography of the United StatesGeotechnical engineeringGreat FloodHamburgIowaJEFFERSON CITYJud KneuveanKansasKANSAS CITYLeveeLouis airportMidwestMississippi RiverMissouriMissouri RiverNatural DisasterNatural disastersNebraskaOrleans Levee BoardPerson CareerQuotationRiverside leveeSpirit of St. LouisSpirit of St. LouisSt. LouisSue DennyThe leveeUSDWed, 08 Jun 2011 04:27:51 +0000Staff49561 at http://lubbockonline.comAcross the nationhttp://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2011-05-23/across-nation
<p><strong>NEW ORLEANS</strong></p>
<p>Some barges were allowed to pass Monday through a stretch of the Mississippi River that had been closed since three of the vessels sank late last week amid high water and fast currents.</p>
<p>The river's fickle flooding was also testing the patience of residents from its namesake state to rural Cajun country. Some in Louisiana were allowed to return home after being driven away by the threat of rising water, while others faced a new deadline for evacuating. </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2011-05-23/across-nation" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2011-05-23/across-nation#commentsNational NewsGeography of North AmericaGeography of the United StatesGovernorLouisianaMississippiMississippi RiverNatural DisasterNew OrleansNew OrleansPerson CareerTue, 24 May 2011 03:14:26 +0000Staff48045 at http://lubbockonline.comAs Mississippi River floodwaters in closer, an agonizing wait in Louisianahttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2011-05-22/mississippi-river-floodwaters-closer-agonizing-wait-louisiana
<p>BUTTE LAROSE, La. — The final wave of holdouts has mostly packed up and left this Louisiana town as water from the swollen Atchafalaya River has inched toward their homes, with their frustration and hope painted on signs posted outside.</p> <p>"Nothing left worth stealing," read one. "Stay strong. Believe," urged another. "Our hearts are broken, but our spirits are not. We will come HOME," are the words Kip and Gwen Bacquet spray-painted on the plastic liner that covers the entire first floor of their house.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2011-05-22/mississippi-river-floodwaters-closer-agonizing-wait-louisiana" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2011-05-22/mississippi-river-floodwaters-closer-agonizing-wait-louisiana#commentsFiled onlineMichael KunzelmanAtchafalaya RiverBaton RougeBaton Rouge and New OrleansBaton Rouge metropolitan areaBaton Rouge, LouisianaBUTTE LAROSEDisasterDisasterGeography of the United StatesGwen BacquetKip BacquetLouisianaLouisianaMississippiMississippi basinMississippi RiverMorganza, LouisianaNatural DisasterNew OrleansParishPerson AttributesPerson CareerPointe Coupee Parish, LouisianaQuotationThe Associated PressSun, 22 May 2011 05:05:45 +0000Michael Kunzelman47904 at http://lubbockonline.com